Scientific Name: Sowerbaea juncea

Common Name: purple rushlily

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Laxmanniaceae

Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Perennial herb with tuft of blue-green solid leaves.

Height (m): 0.09 – 0.35

Flowers: Flower-heads pale pinkish-mauve, each with pale pink papery bracts and yellow stamens.

Fruit: Papery capsule – pale brown, 2-3mm long containing 3-6 seeds. Seeds are dull and brown to black when mature.